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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how much does the narrator win in the Premium Bonds?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 25 pounds.

2. How old was the narrator when he claims that he could have been called a monster?
(a) 5-6.
(b) 3-4.
(c) 6-7.
(d) 2-3.

3. What animal is seen by the narrator and Lettie as they feel the storm in Chapter 4?
(a) A panther.
(b) A cougar.
(c) A manta wolf.
(d) A raccoon.

4. How does the narrator get rid of the worm he has pulled from his foot?
(a) He puts it into a garbage sack.
(b) He buries it.
(c) He throws it out the window.
(d) He puts it down the tub drain.

5. In Chapter 7, what flowers can the narrator see as he watches his father and Ursula walk around the gardens?
(a) Roses and hollyhocks.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Daffodils and narcissi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what colors is Ursula wearing?

2. What color are the walls in the narrator’s parents’ bedroom?

3. In Chapter 7, from where does the narrator watch as his father shows Ursula around the gardens?

4. In Chapter 3, what does the narrator have caught in his throat?

5. In Chapter 2, how many weeks of vacation from school does the narrator get?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who steals the narrator’s father’s car in Chapter 2? Why?

2. Who are Mr. and Mrs. Wollery? What are their positions in the narrator's household?

3. How does the narrator describe his family's last housekeeper in Chapter 6?

4. How does the narrator describe his seventh birthday party in Chapter 1?

5. How does the narrator describe Ursula when she first arrives?

6. What does the narrator find when he examines his foot in Chapter 5?

7. Why does the opal miner give the narrator a cat in Chapter 1?

8. Where does the narrator go while the police deal with the narrator’s father’s car and its contents in Chapter 2?

9. Describe the narrator's dream in Chapter 3. What does the narrator discover when he wakes?

10. Where did the narrator live growing up? At what point did his family move?

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